Is there a way to run R code from JavaScript?

Question

I am working on a project which requires some R code to be run for some data analysis. The project is primarily in JavaScript, and I need a way to run R code from JS. My researc

Answer 1

If you're ok with having the R code run on a server, then you should take a look at OpenCPU. It provides a REST API and corresponding JavaScript library for sending R code to the server and getting the results back. In particular, it takes care of the security problems that can arise from running R as a server (R code can run arbitrary shell commands, among other things). There are public demo instances that you can use to try it out, and this page provides a simple tutorial.